Science, science, I love science...

(Any Jelly Telly fans out there? Dr. Schniffenhausen's song is stuck in my head... "Science, science, I love science, everybody do love science, come along and you'll love science too at least I hope so...")

     Abigail had her first science fair at school, and wowsers! It was a lot more work than either of us were anticipating!  She has loved science for a while, and I hope that the frustrations we encountered in this project have not dampened her enthusiasm.  She really enjoyed surveying people as part of her research.  And the experiment itself was mostly fun.  We've learned some things, and next year we'll know more what we're getting into!

Joelle wrote her name for the first time!

Joelle has been practicing her name for a while, but before today she's only gotten the "J" and the "o". Today she was drawing on the window with wet erase markers, and she got the whole thing!

Abigail lost her first tooth!

She has at least two more loose teeth, so more will probably follow soon!

Yep, we're still here :)

Oh, Hi. I remembered we have a blog, and decided maybe it was time to update :)

Reasons for our blog silence have been varied, but one significant factor is this:

Yes, indeed, that's what's been cooking around here for the last few months. I'm nearly 20 weeks along now. We don't know gender for sure yet, but have an ultrasound scheduled for April 18. We are all looking forward to welcoming another precious baby into our family.

For some photographic snippets from early 2011, check out our Web Albums:

April Photos

March Photos

February Photos

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas!
Sorry for the long delays between posts.  There are various reasons for the sparse posting (not the least of which is the busy nature of life in this house with four little ones.)  For now, there are more pictures posted in the Picasa album, if you care to see what we've been up to this month.

http://picasaweb.google.com/abigailpod/December2010

Lately I've been posting more on Facebook than I have here, so if you are family, friend, know me in real life, you can find me there.  (And really, is there even anyone reading this blog that doesn't know me in real life? Probably not.)

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Our best attempt at a group photo of the girls

Christmas tree, creative styling by Abigail, Eliana, and Joelle

Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving at our house this year didn't include the traditional trappings of the holiday. We had no turkey. No stuffing. No large gathering of extended family or friends. Most of us were unable to eat much at all due to a stomach bug tearing through the household.


But Thanksgiving isn't really just about food, is it? It's about giving thanks - remembering the One from whom all blessings flow, and giving voice to gratitude.


So this year, as we listed blessings and thanked God for all He's given, my heart was so full! We hung up our garland of gratitude, each leaf one thing we're thankful for, as a visual reminder of the goodness and faithfulness of God.

Thank you God for...


 Jesus
Aaron

Sarah

Lucia

Joelle

Eliana

Abigail
Family

Steak

Babies

Eggs

Herbs

clothes
Moms group friends
our house 
Uncle David 
Doctors 
diapers 
potatoes & cheese 
different cultures 
our bodies 
stars 
hair bands 
pants 
footsie jammies 
apple trees 
paper 
leaves 
crayons 
cuties 
cups 
books 
scarves 
coats 
jeans 
playdough 
love 
joyfulness 
hearts 
salvation 
eyes 
light 
socks
Jesus 
Holy Spirit 
healing 
songs 
the Bible 
lids 
staples 
bulls 
hair 
horses 
octopuses 
thankfulness 
school 
friends 
people 
prayer 
heads 
ears 
eyebrows 
trucks that work 
conditioner 
homonyms 
learning 
wipes 
lotion 
smiles 
tears 
growing 
sunshine 
Fruits of the Spirit 
sisters 
baskets 
brooms 
pans 
vacuums 
computers 
moms & dads 
Grandparents 
plates 
balloons 
consequences 
rest

Roar!

Lucia roaring at the T-Rex, at T-Rex Cafe